In the late summer of 1831, in a remote section of southeastern Virginia, there took place the only effective, sustained revolt in the annals of American Negro slavery... The revolt was led by a remarkable Negro preacher named Nat Turner, an educated slave who felt himself divinely ordained to annihilate all the white people in the region. The Confessions of Nat Turner is nar...(展开全部)

威廉•斯泰隆(1925一2006) 1925年生于弗吉尼亚州，毕业于杜克大学。他是美国历史上最伟大的作家之一。1953年，长篇小说首作《在黑暗中躺下》获得了罗马美国学院和美国艺术与文学学院共同颁发的罗马奖。1968年，《纳特•特纳的自白》为其赢得了普利策文学奖。1980年,《苏菲的选择》获得了美国国家图书奖。他还著有《纵火焚屋》《静静的灰尘》《看得见的黑暗》等作品。1996年，在F.S.菲茨杰拉德诞辰100周年之际，威廉•斯泰隆获得了首届菲茨杰拉德奖。

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE In 1831 Nat Turner awaits death in a Virginia jail cell. He is a slave, a preacher, and the leader of the only effective slave revolt in the history of 'that peculiar institution'. William Styron's ambitious and stunningly accomplished novel is Turner's confession, made to his jailers under the duress of his God. Encompasses the betrayals, cruelties...(展开全部)

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

Widely regarded as the first modern autobiography, "The Confessions" is an astonishing work of acute psychological insight. Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) argued passionately against the inequality he believed to be intrinsic to civilized society. In his "Confessions" he relives the first fifty-three years of his radical life with vivid immediacy - from his earliest years, whe...(展开全部)

奥古斯丁 AureliusAugustinus 354 -430 欧洲中世纪哲学家、神学家、罗马基督教拉丁教父的主要代表、新柏拉图主义者、基督教教父哲学的完成者。 生平与著作 354年11月13曰奥古斯丁生于北非的塔加斯特(临近历史名城迦太基)，即今阿尔及利亚的苏克阿赫腊斯。母亲是虔诚的基督徒,父亲是异教徒。奥古斯丁家庭并不富裕,勉强在本地和马道拉、迦太基等城学完当时罗马帝国规定的三级制教育。374～386年，他先后在塔加斯特、迦太基、罗马、米兰等地教授语法和修辞。他在青年时代生活极为放荡,但求知欲甚强,思想颇为敏锐。善恶问题是他毕生思考的主题。他一度信奉摩尼教，接受它的善恶二元论学说，认为恶起源于某种实体。他通过学习新柏拉图学派的著作和在米兰大主教安布罗斯的影响下，33岁时放弃摩尼教，皈依基督教。他一反过去的放荡生活，抛弃情人和未婚妻，过清心寡欲的...(展开全部)

An ocean voyage of unimaginable consequences Not every thirteen-year-old girl is accused of murder, brought to trial, and found guilty. But I was just such a girl, and my story is worth relating even if it did happen years ago. Be warned, however: If strong ideas and action offend you, read no more. Find another companion to share your idle hours. For my part I intend to ...(展开全部)

［英］威廉·冈特（William Gaunt，1900—1980年）著，英国艺术家、艺术史家。他在19世纪艺术方面著述颇丰。

This series acts as an introduction to key artists and movements in art history. Each title contains 48 full-page colour plates, accompanied by extensive notes, and numerous comparative illustrations in colour or black and white, a concise introduction, select bibliography and detailed source information for the images. Monographs on individual artists also feature a brief chro...(展开全部)